Messages in this thread | | | From | Marc-André Lureau <> | Date | Thu, 1 Mar 2018 12:36:29 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v16 06/11] fw_cfg: handle fw_cfg_read_blob() error |
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Hi
On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 6:32 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote: >> @@ -557,7 +566,10 @@ static int fw_cfg_sysfs_probe(struct platform_device *pdev) >> goto err_probe; >> >> /* get revision number, add matching top-level attribute */ >> - fw_cfg_read_blob(FW_CFG_ID, &rev, 0, sizeof(rev)); >> + err = fw_cfg_read_blob(FW_CFG_ID, &rev, 0, sizeof(rev)); >> + if (err < 0) >> + goto err_probe; >> + >> fw_cfg_rev = le32_to_cpu(rev); >> err = sysfs_create_file(fw_cfg_top_ko, &fw_cfg_rev_attr.attr); >> if (err) > > So on this one, maybe we should just drop this attribute. > Does anyone use it? > Removing it will speed up boot slightly.
We can't skip reading FW_CFG_ID (rev) as we need it to check DMA support. I don't mind if we remove the sysfs entry, but I doubt it makes a difference in boot time.
>> -- >> 2.16.1.73.g5832b7e9f2
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